PHILADELPHIA -- When the Braves signed
\n\nOver his last 6 starts, @kidkeuchy is 5-0 with a 0.97 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 37 innings. pic.twitter.com/pZ9WZBP3oc
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) September 12, 2019
The impressive run comes on the heels of arguably the worst outing of his career, an Aug. 8 loss against the last-place Marlins. After being tagged for eight runs on 10 hits in just 3 2/3 innings in that forgettable start in Miami, Keuchel has allowed only four runs total over 37 innings since.\n\nThe difference? His pitch selection.\n\nKeuchel threw 53 two-seamers and 20 changeups against the Phillies, a mix that accounted for 75% of his pitches. He threw only three cutters, nine fewer than any of his other 15 starts this season.\n\n\"This nice little run I’ve been on, I’ve kind of found the good, late movement two-seam,\" Keuchel said. \"I didn’t really throw too many cutters tonight. It wasn’t by design, it’s just because the two-seam and changeup were working really well.\"\n\nYet on a night when Keuchel racked up eight strikeouts -- his second most in 16 starts with Atlanta -- it was a perfectly timed ground ball that proved to be the biggest out of the night.
With the Braves clinging to a two-run lead courtesy of